1. Co-educational school
Boarding school
Specialist school
SCHOOL TYPES
Public school
Private school
Single-sex school
Co-educational school

2. Private School Independent from local or national government.
Have right to select students
Funded by charging students for tuition

3. Advantages of private schools
Smaller class sizes
Better books/supplies
Up to date computers
Flexible curriculum
More freedom

4. Public (State) Schools
Offered and paid for by the government.
Available (and compulsory) for all
Regulated by the state

5. Advantages of state schools
All teachers are state certified
You can complain to officials (and federal laws can be applied if they are not responsive)
Free tuition
No entrance exam

6. Can not charge for tuition
Must admit all children
Must follow all state and local laws about education
Offer general curriculum for all children
Overcrowded classes
Low funds
Lack of freedom and individualism
Expensive
Entrance exam
Teachers are not required to have a teaching degree
Flexible curriculum
Smaller classes
Better supplies
Less standardized

7. If you had an opportunity, would you change your school for a private one?

8. Boarding Schools
Place, where children study and live during the school year
Boarding school pupils normally come back home for holidays (and sometimes weekends)
Pupils sleep in dormitories and have a “lights out” time which depends on their age

9. What is the most famous “boarding school” that you know?
If you were offered to study in a boarding school, would you agree? Would it be difficult for you to leave your family?

10. Single-sex Schools
Male and female students attend separate classes, live in separate buildings, go to separate schools
There can be all-girls or all-boys schools.
A controversial topic. On the one hand, students achieve better results while studying in single-sex schools.
On the other hand, some specialists believe that such students are going to have behavioral difficulties.

12. Do you think single-sex schools are better than co-educational
Do you think single-sex schools are better than co-educational? Why or why not?